Jagdgeschwader 3

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Jagdgeschwader 3
Active	1939–45
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Fighter Aircraft
Role	Air superiority
Size	Air Force Wing
Nickname(s)	Udet
Patron	Ernst Udet
Fighter Aircraft	Messerschmitt Bf 109, Focke-Wulf Fw 190A, Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9
Engagements	Western Front Battle of France Battle of Britain Eastern Front (World War II) German-Soviet air war 22 June 1941 Air war Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk
Commanders
Notable commanders	Günther Lützow, Heinrich Bär

Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) "Udet" was a Luftwaffe fighter wing of World War II. The Geschwader operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of World War II. It was named after Ernst Udet, an important figure in the development of the Luftwaffe, in 1942.^[a]

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